Colour
#BCBC90
- #BCBC90
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BCBC90 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 188, 144 and HSL 60°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BCBC90#BCBC90
HEX#BCBC90
RGBrgb(188, 188, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.7373, 0.5647
RGB percentages73.7%, 73.7%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(60, 24.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 23.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 23.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,369,040
CSS custom property--colour: #BCBC90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#43436F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9090BC
Analogous#BCA690, #A6BC90
Triadic#90BCBC, #BC90BC
Split complementary#90A6BC, #A690BC
Tetradic#90BCA6, #9090BC, #BC90A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G188
B144
Red188 (73.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BC · G BC · B 90
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